Simple Launcher v4.8.0 is released. Simple Launcher is an emulator frontend that makes playing retro games a breeze.

Simple Launcher Changelog:
Major Overhaul: Microsoft Windows Game Scanning & Enhanced Error Handling
Introduces a major overhaul of Microsoft Windows Game scanning, significantly enhancing error handling, and refining the user interface.
Key Changes
1. Game Scanning Refactoring & Expansion
The monolithic GameScannerService was broken down into modular, platform-specific classes:
ScanSteamGames
ScanEpicGames
ScanGogGames
ScanMicrosoftStoreGames
ScanAmazonGames
ScanBattleNetGames
ScanHumbleGames
ScanItchioGames
ScanRockstarGames
ScanUplayGames
This adds support for new platforms and improves existing scanning logic with:
Better filtering
DLC detection
Executable identification
Icon extraction heuristics
2. API-based Artwork Download
A new API integration (GameImageClient) was added to download game artwork for Microsoft Windows Games, with robust fallback mechanisms to local icon extraction if the API fails.
3. Enhanced Error Handling & Robustness
Long path support: Implemented \\?\ prefix for reliable file and directory operations across services
Download and extraction error handling: Including retry logic, disk space checks, user cancellation management, and a new ShowExtractionFailedMessageBoxAsync for manual intervention
Game launching error handling: Refined in GameLauncher, adding .URL validation, protocol checks, and a new ShowCustomMessageBox for detailed notifications
UIPI exceptions: Gracefully handled in GamePadController with refined error logging
4. UI/UX Improvements
Introduced a new global RetroAchievementsWindow for user profiles and unlocks
Automated first-run game scanning for Microsoft Windows games
Updated menu structures, replacing dynamic headers with static strings for consistency
Added a new SupportOptionWindow for AI-based troubleshooting and developer contact
5. Binary & Dependency Updates
Updated various external tools:
RetroGameCoverDownloader
GameCoverScraper
BatchConvertToCHD
6. Code Cleanup & Localization
Cleaned up unused code
Updated localization strings across all supported languages

Download: Simple Launcher v4.8.0
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